Le Poidevin, RD orcid.org/0000-0002-7185-9440 (2016) Playing the God game. In: Religious Fictionalism, 05 Dec 2012, Durham, UK.
Abstract
To what extend can someone who treat religious discourse as fictional discourse live a religious life, that is, one that is informed by that discourse? To what extent can they be integrated into a religious community in which the realist approach is dominant, or at least significantly represented? This paper explores both the possibilities and limitations, of religious fictionalism, and compares it with other non-realist approaches. Finally, a certain kind of agnostic position is presented, one which has something in common with fictionalism, and it is suggested that this latter position may offer the best way of combining religious engagement with a retreat from traditional realism.
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Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item |
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Keywords: | religious realism; fictionalism; agnosticism; prayer |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) > School of Philosophy (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 24 Nov 2016 13:29 |
Last Modified: | 24 Nov 2016 13:29 |
Status: | Published |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:96976 |